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Posted by
Tuyen Vo
on 2008-10-30

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Steve Payne has been a great help to us. He was clear in our first meeting that he wasnâ€™t likely to invest, but he continued to make time for us to help sharpen our pitch, make introductions to other investors and set up strategic partnerships. Heâ€™s smart, polite and doesnâ€™t waste any time. We have gotten help from a number of top notch people in the Valley, but Steve has probably been our best source of advice and encouragement.

Posted by
jay_kamdar
on 2007-06-28

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Steve was Series B investor in Nazomi and observed the board for several years. I found him very decisive, tough but extremely supportive to the management team. Steve and his team always helped us out in Japan and Korea. I would take money from Steve any day.

Posted by
keithgurney
on 2007-03-15

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Steve is reasonably smart, but lacks guts to make tough decisions -- usually will opt for an easy way out. If you are syndicating a deal and Ignite/Steve Payne is a follower, probably no problem. If he's leading the deal, think twice about accepting his money.